Line……….. cover the inside of a dish, bowl or mould with paper, pastry, gelatine etc.

Melt……….to heat until the ingredients are changed from solid to liquid.

Mince……..to chop food as finely as possible.

Parboil………. cook partially to soften in boiling water before proceeding to cook in another manner.

Peel………to remove skin of vegetables or fruits.

Purèe……….. mashed and creamed vegetables, or cooked fruit.

Roll……….to place a ball of dough on a flat board and roll it out in any shape you require with the help of a rolling pin.

Sift……….to separate coarse pieces from flour etc. by shaking through a sieve.

Seasonings or Spices……….aromatic dried herbs and spices used to increase the taste and appearance of food.

Shred……….to cut food into small, long and narrow strips.

Squeeze………to takeout the liquid from food by crushing or pressing.

Simmer……….to cook food just below the boiling point.

Soak………to cover food with liquid.

Shallow fry……….to fry food in a little oil or fat till golden brown.

Steam……….to steam food is to cook food by means of steam generated by boiling water. The food does not come in contact with water. This is a much better method than boiling because in this method all the important nutrients are retained in the food.

Indian spices have been famed throughout the world since times immemorial and have been closely associated with cultural traditions, magic, preservation, medicine and embalming. Spices of India have found mention 7000 years ago in the ancient civilisations of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Sumeria, Arabia and China, far before the Greek and Roman civilisations came into being. In fact, India’s history has been re-scripted by the Europeans’ quest for our famed spices.

At Ramdev, we understand the splendour that Indian spices have stood for through many millennia and count ourselves amongst the custodians of this great heritage. For half a century, through the purity and quality of our spices, we have reiterated the sobriquet of ‘Spice Land’ for India. Our business footprint and loyal customers across the world are our testimonials for consistently delivering the finest grade of spices in multifarious forms year after year.